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SB 272 would let towns use revolving funds for EV chargers and add fine for idle EV parking
Summary
Sen. David Waters explained SB 272 to permit municipal revolving funds to be used for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and to establish a $62 fine for vehicles occupying designated EV charging stalls without charging; the measure is presented as enabling language plus a parking enforcement provision.
Sen. David Waters introduced Senate Bill 272 to allow municipalities to use existing revolving funds to pay for installing and maintaining electric vehicle charging stations, and to add a parking violation for vehicles occupying a designated EV charging stall without actively charging.
Waters said the municipal association and chambers of commerce urged the enabling language after a study committee examined EV charging access. The bill simply adds charging stations to the list of uses permitted for municipal revolving funds so towns can accumulate funds over multiple years for capital projects.
On enforcement, the bill would insert an EV parking subsection into the state’s no‑parking provisions and establish a $62 fine for vehicles occupying an EV‑designated spot when not charging; the sponsor said the fine mirrors other reserved‑space penalties and that 20% of fines would go to municipalities per existing distributions for parking fines.
Representative Howery asked whether the measure was enabling only; Waters confirmed the revolving‑fund change is permissive for municipalities. Representative Hamble asked about private property applications; Waters said the rule applies to privately designated EV spaces if the owner posts the visible designation and chooses to enforce it.
No opposition testimony was presented at the hearing; the bill remained in committee.
